Job description
Assistant Brand Manager - Ballantines

Your Manager: Pierre-Henry Coppere

Team: Prestige

Location: Chiswick, London. We operate a hybrid working approach, which allows you to manage your time between home and office.

Be part of something big

We are Pernod Ricard, a leading company in the global wines and spirits industry with over 19,000 employees globally. We own 16 of the world’s top 100 Spirits Brands and hold one of the most prestigious and comprehensive brand portfolios in the industry with 240 premium brands available in over 160 countries, including: Absolut vodka, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater, Malfy and Monkey 47 gins, Malibu liqueur, Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes as well Jacob’s Creek, Brancott Estate and Campo Viejo wines.

Here in the UK

In the UK, Pernod Ricard is made up of 4 businesses:
• Pernod Ricard UK, which markets, sells and distributes our products in the UK market
• Chivas Brothers, the largest brand company in the Group, responsible for the production and management of our award-winning Scotch whisky portfolio
• Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail, the global and EMEA home of the group’s duty free, air travel and cruises business.
• The Absolut Group, the brand owner of our global white spirits portfolio, whose Gin brand unit and Business Acceleration team sit in London.

We are an organisation of 2,000 employees in the UK, headquartered in London, in a brand-new office designed with sustainability, ‘conviviality’ and collaboration in mind. We also have offices in Scotland and various distilleries and production sites across the UK from Plymouth to London to Speyside.

Your new team

This position sits in our Chivas Brothers business. At Chivas Brothers, our 1,600-strong team across 27 sites is committed to upholding the heritage of Scotch and ensuring its sustainable future, as well as opening it up to new audiences across the globe.

Ballantine’s is a key player in the world of Scotch. The second biggest Scotch whisky brand in the world, it is also recognised for its outstanding quality and whisky-making heritage that dates back to 1827. Not to mention the multiple industry awards we receive every year. We are the first major blended scotch whisky to have launched a Single Malt range. It’s an exciting time for the brand, as we aim to reinforce our prestige status, taking influence from contemporary trends and launching disruptive NPD projects and communications plans in Asia and beyond...

Your unique contribution

We are seeking an Assistant Brand Manager to join our team, working on Ballantine’s Prestige. In this role you will collaborate with the wider team and our local markets to establish Ballantine’s as the Contemporary Classic Scotch, and win in Asian Prestige markets.

More specifically, you will:

1) Lead the development of our upcoming Limited-Edition offerings (orientated around our audience Passion for Art) as well as the next editions of our High-end whisky collection. This includes:
• Concepting & Design: identify opportunities, create product concept, work with packaging agencies to create packaging designs and align with key markets to ensure designs are compelling and relevant for target customers & consumers.
• Product Development: Collaborate with packaging development, finance, legal and customer service teams, ensuring clear project management in an effective and timely manner.

2) Lead the development of 360˚ activation toolkits that provide all necessary assets for markets to create impactful activations locally (digital/social, on/off premise, travel retail, etc.). This includes:
• Collaborating with internal and external agencies to produce inspiring assets (hero visuals, product displays, market training, etc.) and toolkits
• Work closely with Communications team to develop global PR launch strategy
• For global launch activity, collaborate with Communications, Experiences and Paid Media teams to deliver events and digital/social launches
• Set and deliver agreed KPI’s for key projects, conduct follow-up with markets to measure success and gain learnings for future.

3) Provide support to the wider team:
• Support Brand Planning Process and content for Ballantine's Prestige (Spring / Fall)
• Manage budget for own projects and support the overall team budget management process (PO opening and tracking)
• Champion collaboration with key markets and support the wider team in on-going requests from key markets.

Who you’ll be working with

Internally, you’ll work with Global Ballantine’s Team, Local Market Ballantine’s Teams, Portfolio Activation Team, Strategy & Insights, Finance & HQ Teams

Externally, you will be working closely with experiential, event and PR agencies

Your blend of talent

This position could be right for you if you:
• Some experience in new product development and 360 campaign development obtained preferably from a luxury environment. Wine & Spirits experience a plus.
• Well organised and strong sense of ownership of projects and project management
• Attention to Detail & Luxury sensitivity
• Work collaboratively with both internal and external partners
• Self Motivation and Curiosity

Our mix of benefits

For your health, we offer private medical insurance, income protection and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.

Our lifestyle benefits include 28 days’ annual holiday, your employee pension, share incentive plan, season ticket loans, payroll giving and more!

You can access lots of gifts & discounts, including an allowance each year to spend on our brands in our staff shop and employee discounts from a range of high street retailers.

We have regular events in our very own office bar, employee-run networks, a culture of flexibility and trust and a variety of tools and resources to help you focus on your wellbeing and mental fitness.

Conviviality: the Pernod Ricard Way

We have our own way of doing things. We call it convivial
ity! It’s our way of being, and something unique you feel and experience when working for Pernod Ricard.

We’re committed to conviviality, and with this, you’ll be Proud to Belong to our Pernod Ricard family. You’ll be Empowered to Perform, supported to succeed, and acknowledged for the value you bring.

We combine all this with our Commitment to Care: we are unlocking the magic of human connection to transform our industry and make a positive impact on the world though our strong focus on sustainability and responsibility.

We’re committed to diversity and inclusion

People are at the heart of everything we do at Pernod Ricard and are the foundation of our collective spirit as ‘Créateurs de Convivialité’.

We promote diversity and inclusion throughout our business and supply chain. In our teams, we proactively foster a diverse work force and an inclusive culture – an environment where we can truly be ourselves.

We will assess your application for this role based on your skills, experiences and achievements, not your gender, age, ethnic or educational background or any other such factors. Please feel free to leave these off your CV and application form if you so wish.

Similarly, if you would like to discuss opportunities for flexible working or require accommodations or support to complete our application process, please let us know.

Responsible drinking

As ‘Créateurs de convivialité’, we want to turn social interactions into genuine and friendly experiences of sharing and wellbeing.

In our culture, we want to create diverse teams in which our differences contribute to our success. Therefore, all are welcome at Pernod Ricard, regardless of your religious beliefs or personal choices on the consumption of alcohol.

In our business, we work together with industry members, civil society, governments, local authorities and UN bodies to promote responsible drinking.

Job Posting End Date:

2024-10-10

Target Hire Date:

2024-10-01

Target End Date: